Lafayette, LA (April 7, 2026) – A Lafayette Parish man is dead and another is in custody following a shooting Monday night.
Deputies were dispatched to a residential area in south Lafayette Parish around 10:30 p.m. in reference to the shooting. One victim, 43-year-old Christopher Conners, was found fatally shot inside a residence in the 100 block of Loranger Drive.
Over the course of the investigation, the suspect was identified as 35-year-old Blake Girouard. Girouard was located at a nearby residence and placed under arrest for one count of 2nd Degree Murder.
Girouard was transported and booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center. This case remains under investigation, no further details are available.
